King James Bible Word Book - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785248595 ISBN 13: 9780785248590

Publisher: Nelson Reference & Electronic Pub, 2002

Synopsis

This entertaining and informative book explains everyday expressions and curious words and their origin in the KJV. The text gives details on the original meanings and when and where they were used in the Bible.

Gives the fascinating and often humorous stories behind hundreds of contemporary phrases and expressions, including such sayings as "the blind leading the blind," "by the skin of my teeth," "a fly in the ointment," and many others that will surprise people with their biblical origin.

• Over 1,000 entries
• Comprehensive index lists more than 2,500 additional key words and phrases
• A great resource for Bible word studies
• Ideal gift for students of Shakespearean and English literature, Bible students, writers, word lovers, and anyone doing studies of KJV

OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE:

King James New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible ISBN: 0-7852-4723-8

King James Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words ISBN: 0-7852-4720-3

King James Bible Commentary ISBN: 0-7852-4601-0

King James Reference Set ISBN: 0-7852-4717-3

About this title

About the Author:

MARTIN MANSER is a professional reference-book editor and Bible scholar who has compiled and edited more than 70 titles, including dictionaries and biblical reference works. He holds the BA Honours degree in linguistics and an M Phil degree, and he resides with his wife and children in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nelson Reference & Electronic Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0785248595
• ISBN 13: 9780785248590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 451
• Editor: Manser Martin, Fleming Natasha B., Hughes Kate, Bridges Ronald F.